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Eversource Makes Significant Progress on Restoration Following Powerful Storm
Dec 19, 2023
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Crews continue working to restore remaining outages across state; town-by-town restoration estimates announced
BERLIN, Conn. (Dec. 19, 2023) – Eversource’s massive team of lineworkers continues working nonstop to restore power to customers following this week’s intense rain and wind storm. Hundreds of line and tree crews are making necessary repairs to the electric system across the state to restore power to the remaining customers affected by the storm. As of 4:00 p.m., the energy company has restored power to more than 178,000 customers since the storm began and approximately 14,000 Eversource customers remain without power. Eversource expects to have power restored to most customers affected by this storm by 11 p.m. Wednesday, with many being restored before that. An estimated time of restoration for each town can be found online.
“We’re at the stage of the restoration process where repairs being made will only bring back a handful of customers, so the numbers on the outage map won’t be dropping as quickly as they did earlier in the restoration when we were able to restore large groups of outages with repairs at one location,” said President of Eversource in Connecticut Steve Sullivan. “We’re proud that since yesterday, we were able to restore all schools that lost power in time to open this morning. Our enormous team – in the field and behind the scenes – is fully committed to getting power back for every single customer affected by this storm as quickly and safely as possible.”
Eversource also reminds customers to always stay clear of downed wires and report them immediately to 9-1-1. Customers doing their own storm cleanup at home should be cautious when moving or cutting tree limbs and look for any wires that may be entangled in debris. Additionally, customers who are without power and using a generator are reminded to be sure the generator is located well away from their home or business and that the transfer switch is working properly.
Eversource (NYSE: ES), celebrated as a national leader for its corporate citizenship, is the #1 energy company in Newsweek’s list of America’s Most Responsible Companies for 2023 and recognized as one of America’s Most JUST Companies. Celebrated as a national leader for its corporate citizenship. Eversource transmits and delivers electricity to 1.28 million customers in 149 cities and towns, provides natural gas to 251,000 customers in 74 communities, and supplies water to approximately 217,000 customers in 59 communities across Connecticut. Eversource harnesses the commitment of approximately 9,900 employees across three states to build a single, united company around the mission of safely delivering reliable energy and water with superior customer service. The #1 energy efficiency provider in the nation, the company is empowering a clean energy future in the Northeast, with nationally-recognized energy efficiency solutions and successful programs to integrate new clean energy resources like solar, offshore wind, electric vehicles and battery storage, into the electric system. For more information on our water services, visit aquarionwater.com.
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